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Chapter 407 The Plan to Slaughter the Ten Thousand Demons
"Everyone stop and rest!"

With a low shout from Yu Zhun, the group, who were advancing at full speed, stopped simultaneously and skillfully rested on the spot, which was quite efficient.

After glancing at the entire Killing God Gang, Yu Zhun withdrew his gaze, raising an eyebrow involuntarily. "Strange..."

"My eyelids have been twitching since just now."

"It's like something terrible is going to happen."

"Erni!"

"I'm here, Lord Yu Zhun." Following closely behind the God of Slaughter, Ernie, who was responsible for covering the retreat of the God of Slaughter, quickly stepped out from among the Soul-Removing Demons.

"Lord Yu Zhun, is there anything I can help you with?"

“I have a bad feeling about this,” Yu Zhun said in a deep voice. “Perhaps something I don’t know about has happened.”

"And this matter could be dangerous for me."

“This…” Ernie opened his mouth, wanting to say that this might be Yu Zhun’s imagination, but seeing Yu Zhun’s extremely serious expression, he silently swallowed his words.

"So, Lord Yu, what kind of danger do you think it might be?"

“Hmm…” A thoughtful look appeared in Yu Zhun’s eyes. “It seems that the closest danger to us right now is the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan.”

"Try to find out the current whereabouts of the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan."

Ernie nodded in agreement and led the Soul Reapers away from the area.

Staring intently at the departing figures of the Soul-Stripping Demons, Yu Zhun's gaze deepened. He then turned to look at Helmod and the others beside him.

"Although the Soul-Stripping Demons have submitted to us, they are not members of our God-Slaying Clan after all, so we still need to be wary of them."

"In addition, I feel that my sense of crisis is getting stronger and stronger."

“So,” Yu Zhun paused for a moment, “we also need to send people to investigate from another direction.”

“While you were directing the Soul Reapers, I had already sent people to scout the other side,” Helmod said calmly. “Among the new recruits, there are a few with quite good scouting abilities.”

"Perfect, let them give it a try."

"Okay." Yu Zhun nodded and sat cross-legged on the spot.

"Now, let's wait for their news."

Helmod nodded, standing beside Yu Zhun, and after a moment suddenly spoke, "You should have some suspicions about the potential danger, right?"

“This time, I really have no clue.” Yu Zhun shook his head helplessly. “Logically speaking, even if the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan knew that we had defeated the Qinghu Clan, they wouldn’t make too much of a fuss.”

"After all, in their eyes, we have only obtained a treasure."

"As for the remaining four Demon Lords..." Yu Zhun shook his head, "It's not that I look down on them, but we've only given them a very short time to develop peacefully. In just a short while, they won't be able to cause any trouble."

"What if they get together?" Lu Wen, who was standing to the side, picked at his ear with his little finger and then said after hearing this.

The next moment, Yu Zhun and the other four fell silent.

If one of the Demon Lords and the Eight Directions Heavenly Demons were to get together...

The Demon Lord knew Yu Zhun and his group's true strength. If they cooperated with the Eight Directions Heavenly Demons, one side would provide the Heavenly Demon Battle Formation, and the other side would provide the manpower...

Yu Zhun's heart sank, and his expression grew increasingly solemn.

Combining this inexplicable sense of crisis with his own, he felt that Lu Wen might actually be right about the situation.

“If they really get together…” Yu Zhun took a deep breath, “it would indeed be a disaster for us right now.”

“The Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan is closest to us, while the Qinghu Clan appeared in this area before,” Helmod said in a deep voice. “According to probability analysis, there shouldn’t be a second Demon Lord in this area.”

"Even if that's the case, it should be one of the other eight Heavenly Demons."

Almost the instant Helmod finished speaking, a shattering sound rang out from Yu Zhun's arms.

Yu Zhun took out the life tablet in his hand with a stern face. It was the one he had left on Ernie in advance, just in case.

At this moment, the life tablet has been broken into two pieces, which means that Ernie is dead.

“It seems your guess was wrong,” Yu Zhun said in a deep voice. “Those who are involved with one of the demon lords are the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Zhun looked up in the direction where the Soul-Stripping Demons had left, and saw a giant pair of scissors faintly visible in the distant sky.

"So fast!" Helmod's expression suddenly darkened. "We've already retreated at full speed, how could they catch up so quickly?"

“This shows that the other party didn’t take any detours.” Yu Zhun said in a low voice, then suddenly laughed, “I didn’t expect there to be good news.”

"Yu Zhun, are you crazy?" Helmod's eyes widened. "How can not taking a detour be good news?"

"This means that the other side has located our position!"

“Yes.” Yu Zhun nodded. “Then let me ask you.”

"We've never met the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan before. How did they pinpoint our location?"

Hearing this, Helmod paused for a moment.

Indeed, to pinpoint the location of a target, you need to make contact with it at least once and leave a mark on it.

The ability to lock onto a target out of thin air seems highly illogical.

So, how exactly did the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan pinpoint the location of the Killing God Clan and track them down?
After much thought, there is only one possibility.

That was one of the demon lords who had contact with them!
“The six parts of the Heavenly Demon Battle Formation correspond to six different abilities,” Yu Zhun said calmly. “Among them, ‘body’ and ‘soul’ correspond to the two most powerful abilities, while the remaining four are relatively weaker and each has its own emphasis.”

"The 'ears' and 'nose' should, without a doubt, be sensory abilities. The 'ears' are 'listening to the world,' making any sneak attack impossible to hide. As for the 'nose'..."

A faint glint flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes.

"Of the former six great demon groups, the Changxuan Clan, which corresponds to the 'nose,' was the weakest among them."

"Their strength is likely weak because their abilities are useless."

"But the ability may be useless simply because it has no suitable use."

“What if…” Yu Zhun’s eyes flashed with a sharp light, “What if the ability corresponding to the ‘nose’ is to sense other fragmented treasures?”

“You…” Helmod looked at Yu Zhun with a look of utter disbelief. “You mean, the one who cooperated with the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan was the Changxuan Demon Lord, and he used his ‘nose’ ability to pinpoint our location?”

“I guessed so.” Yu Zhun smiled. “That’s why I said this is good news.”

"If the 'nose's' abilities are really as I suspect..."

"If we win this battle, we'll obtain the remaining fragments of treasure, and our efficiency will increase dramatically!"

“But the prerequisite is that we win this battle,” Udyr reminded him in a cool tone.

“Not bad.” Yu Zhun nodded, his expression turning serious again.

He raised his head and looked at the horizon again. At this moment, the enormous scissors hovering in mid-air were getting closer and closer to them.

After a moment of contemplation, Yu Zhun slowly took out the fragments of the Heavenly Demon Battle Formation.

"If, as I suspect, their method of targeting us is merely to lock onto the fragmented treasure in my possession..."

“We do have a way to deal with this.” “You want to… separate from us and lure the other side away?” Helmod’s eyes narrowed, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"I disagree!" Yu Zhu said without hesitation. "If we stay with them, we'll still have the strength to fight back if they catch up with us."

"If you're the only one being caught, you'll have absolutely no chance to fight back!"

"Don't worry." Yu Zhun smiled and patted Yu Zhu's head. "I won't easily put myself in a dangerous situation."

"We will separate, but we won't stay apart forever."

"I need you to make preparations secretly while I'm gone." As he said this, a cold glint flashed deep in Yu Zhun's eyes.

"In a direct confrontation, we are no match for them at this moment."

"But if you're prepared to take advantage of someone who isn't, you're confident!"

"What...do you plan to do?" Helmod asked in a deep voice.

“It’s very simple.” Yu Zhun chuckled. “Find a way to turn the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan from a multitude of demons into a thousand demons.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.

To turn one multitude of demons into one thousand demons?

"The battle formation ability we obtained from the Azure Tiger Clan is called [Soul Capture]. It can forcibly extract members from the enemy's battle formation, reducing their numbers," Yu Zhun said, enunciating each word clearly. "The longer the preparation time for this ability, the more members it can reduce."

"And this kind of preparation is not something I can do alone."

"The other 199 people in the Heavenly Demon Battle Formation can do the same."

"As long as we are well prepared, we can catch the enemy off guard and instantly reduce their numbers, causing them to fall from the ranks of ten thousand demons to the ranks of a thousand demons."

"That will be our only chance!"

"So I'm leading them away now to create this opportunity for you." Yu Zhun took a deep breath and looked at everyone.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

“I understand.” Helmod nodded, but then his expression hardened. “But the other party is cooperating with the Demon Lord, so they might know this as well.”

"If the other side is prepared, our preparations may not be useful."

"So at this point, a second layer of preparation is needed." Yu Zhun chuckled, a deep meaning flashing in his eyes. "That's something only I can do, so don't ask any more questions."

"In short, I guarantee that the other side will fall into the trap we have prepared."

"If we can truly win this battle, we will gain not only a new fragment treasure, but also the Soul-Severing Dragon Scissors of the Dragon Scissors Demon Clan!"

At this point, a glint of light flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes.

"Success or failure depends on this!"
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"Step~"

Yu Zhun paused slightly and looked back, only to see that the giant scissors on the horizon had quietly changed direction and were hurtling straight toward him.

Seeing this, a smile flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes.

Bet right.

At this moment, he had already split up with the God of Slaughter, but the enemy did not pursue the God of Slaughter; they only focused on chasing him alone.

This is enough to prove that all his previous guesses were correct.

And so, all the arrangements based on speculation could begin.

"Demon Lord Changxuan...we will meet soon."

Muttering something under his breath, Yu Zhun suddenly burst into speed, moving rapidly in the same direction as before, while simultaneously taking out a jade pendant and crushing it casually.

When they parted, he and the other three agreed on a series of signals, and this was the first one.

The moment Helmod crushes the jade tablet, the other jade tablet in his hand will also shatter, after which the Godslayers will enter a state of readiness.

After transmitting the signal, Yu Zhun stomped his foot hard on the ground, while his primal power surged continuously towards the ground.

Almost instantly, a nearly tangible black figure emerged from his shadow. The figure was ninety percent similar to Yu Zhun, but its aura was much weaker, so weak that Yu Zhun could easily disperse it.

The shadowy figure merged with Yu Zhun's shadow, and as Yu Zhun ran wildly, the shadowy figure also moved quickly, absorbing a large amount of power from Yu Zhun every time he stepped on the ground, gradually solidifying.

As time went by, the shadowy figure behind Yu Zhun had grown from being weak and frail to being almost as strong as Yu Zhun himself.

The next instant, the shadowy figure suddenly opened its eyes.

Those were eyes exactly like Yu Zhun's; even their gazes were perfectly synchronized.

The moment the shadowy figure opened its eyes, Yu Zhun casually tossed the fragments of the Heavenly Demon Battle Formation into its hands.

He then stopped, while the dark figure continued running in the same direction at a similar speed.

As the dark figure receded into the distance, Yu Zhun withdrew his gaze.

Even on the ninth level of the Netherworld, where demons are the primary means of combat, he was not entirely without the ability to develop his own primal power.

Referring to the way demonic energy gathers into true demons in the Demonic Battle Formation, Yu Zhun had already secretly developed his second ability after [Severing the Void].

This ability is called [True Demon Body].

It can condense a clone with the power of its origin, allowing Yu Zhun to control both the main body and the clone simultaneously.

In fact, almost all third-level powerhouses possess a similar ability, namely the ability to create an avatar. However, Yu Zhun is not a true third-level powerhouse and cannot naturally acquire such an ability. He has only mastered this power ahead of time by relying on his understanding of the Demonic Descent Battle Formation.

And this was the backup plan that Yu Zhun had prepared for the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan and the Changxuan Demon Lord.

Want to collect fragments?
Then go after them!

[True Demon Body] will continue to lead his opponent in circles, while he himself will do something that no one would expect.

Taking a deep breath, Yu Zhun's figure vanished silently, as if he had never existed, completely disappearing.

Immediately afterwards, he moved with lightning speed, heading towards the direction of the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan, and soon arrived directly below them, following them all the way.

Looking at the enormous scissors overhead that blotted out the sun, Yu Zhun couldn't help but click his tongue and say, "These eight treasures look pretty impressive."

Time passed slowly, and soon the giant scissors in the sky gradually slowed down. Then, several figures flew down from the giant scissors and headed towards a group of Thousand Demons who happened to be passing by.

"As expected." A glint of light flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes.

He guessed correctly.

The Dragon Scissors Heavenly Demons fly in mid-air year-round, using treasures as their base, so they don't need to move their base. However, the Soul-Severing Dragon Scissors are only enough for them to house.

Therefore, the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan still needs to obtain the necessary items for improvement and daily rest from other places.

Whenever a member leaves Jiaojian, that's Yu Zhun's chance.

What he had to do was to silently eliminate one of the members, then take his place and infiltrate the ranks of the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan.

If Demon Lord Changxuan wanted to use the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan to deal with him, then he could naturally use the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan to turn the tables on Demon Lord Changxuan.

After all, this guy who has only recently arrived at the tenth floor is unlikely to truly gain the approval of the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan.

(End of this chapter)